Get ready for the TOEIC!

TOEIC® - Test Of English for International CommunicationThe TOEIC® was created in 1979 by the US company ETS Global. Since then, it has always been considered as the most famous English language prerequisite for high-flying international positions. A rather business-oriented multifold test, it is indeed highly praised by multinationals worldwide, using it as a tool and a reference basis to assess applicants' English knowledge, mainly within executive recruitment processes.Divided into four main activities - Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing - its 2010 release focuses on 'Listening' and 'Reading', making it sufficient for companies to assess their future collaborators' English skills.Usually scores of 780-800 out of 990 are regarded by companies as relevant and satisfactory for jobs majoring in international relationships and responsibilities. Hence the English language B2 (Upper Intermediate) level of the CECRL (European Reference Framework for Languages) is required and recommended for trainees to feel comfortable with the TOEIC® comprehensive language requirements and a clever spotting of 'distractors' likely to circumvent misinterpretations.

Agenda of the TOEIC®LISTENING (45' timed test) - Scoring / 495 pts

Part 1 - Photographs - 10 questions

Part 2 - Questions & Answers - 30 questions

Part 3 - Short Conversations - 30 questions

Part 4 - Short Talks - 30 questions

READING (75' timed test) - Scoring / 495 pts

Part 5 - Sentence Completion - 40 questions

Part 6 - Text Completion - 12 questions

Part 7 - Reading Comprehension - 48 questions

Challenges at stake with the TOEIC®Taking about two hours in a row, the TOEIC®is actually regarded as a show-down, a test of strength as it will test not only your knowledge of the English language (vocabulary, grammar, understanding multiple accents), but also such capacities as:

- FOCUS

- RESPONSIVENESS

- MEMORIZATION. They are indeed the backbone for a successful TOEIC®! Actually you have to keep up the fast pace of audio recordings while staying focused, responsive, simultaneously able to read globally, memorize lots of details and screen traps.

In order for such capacities to turn to an automatic reflex,

there is nothing like training and training again

till they become a second nature!

Optimizing TOEIC®trainingsAbout twelve topics ranging from daily life to business activities have to be dealt with to cover the vast TOEIC®program. So I would recommend to go for a 60-hour training over 2-3 months - either individual courses or small groups not exceeding 6-8 highly motivated trainees.

My methodology includes:

- Vocabulary assimilation through exercises and role plays

- Grammar revisions and tests

- Genuine exercises from former TOEIC®sessions

- Blank audio tests every week (timed, in the conditions of the TOEIC®test)

- Inter-session homework

- Information and advice on how to save time, tips to avoid traps, communicate internet links for trainees to find test material and keep practising at home

- a 24/7 e-mail contact point at the disposal of trainees to exchange with the trainer, have extra exercises corrected if needs be, ... ensuring a continuity between courses.